Comments on: Are more Troy police needed at Route 378?http://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/are-more-troy-police-needed-at-route-378/1172/
Covering transportation in the Capital Region and beyondWed, 07 Dec 2016 19:48:53 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Goophttp://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/are-more-troy-police-needed-at-route-378/1172/#comment-2560
Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:48:29 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/?p=1172#comment-2560#13 makes good point about HVCC. In the past couple years they have paved over the entire campus to make more parking lots and garages. Did they ever consider some kind of shuttle option from lots on the other side of the river?

I disagree with anyone saying there’s not enough signage about the speed limit. Coming up to the bridge there’s a “Speed Zone Ahead” sign followed by “Speed Limit 30” at the bridge. Everyone sees it and ignores it. That’s why my trapdoor solution is the only way to solve this problem.

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Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:24:39 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/?p=1172#comment-2556Maybe a roundabout or two are needed. Those will be as useless as they mostly are, but at least money seem not to be an issue when it comes to building couple of circles.
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Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:04:18 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/?p=1172#comment-2553I see that intersection often, and think I know all…

HVCC has had a free ride as they have expanded repeatedly and caused the Level of Service on local roads to decline during peaks and have not had to make the necessary traffic flow improvements. Anyone else would have had to, they should have even made the bike path from the corning preserve to HVCC, since one of their students will probably be the first bicycling statistic.

Tailgating is an epidemic, the two second rule, revised to three second, is not being taught? It is not 787 nascar and many young drivers lack curtosy to provide space for merging traffic. If we spent some of the funds collected from texting or cellphone tickets to educate about tailgating, the world would be a better place. Or, if a few of the stupid commercials about “just buzzed driving” were just replaced with “just tailgating” messages, maybe a few people would think about being up the driver in front of thems exhaust.

There is not enough signage to limit speed in the area, junk trucks from the transfer facility and students off the hill are often going 45-50 before they get on the bridge leaving troy.

The new bike path that turns into a sidewalk along the curve is a death trap waiting to happen, No shoulders, only a 1 foot wide strip of grass between a little kid on a bicycle with training wheels going to the bike path, and traffic moving at up to 50mph. I already feel sorry for the family of the child riding their bike that trips on that stupid grass strip and falls into traffic. Lawyers remember that MJ Engineering is running commercials that they designed it, and the City Engineer is Russ Reeves. It probably falls into attractive nuisance for anyone who exits the bike trail that turns into a sidwalk, you cant legally ride your bike on the sidewalks from what I recall.

The council paid 60to90 grand to ave it designed. The design is stupid as you can see where the ramp down to the corning preserve could have just followed the road a little further and connected right in to the trail instead of the switchback convolution they came up with.

There should be signs on both ends of the bridge with flashing yellow lights to get drivers to reduce speed.

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Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:12:33 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/?p=1172#comment-25483. NGD- I can confirm what T Wayne says regarding the connector, that project is not going to happen anytime in the foreseeable future.
]]>By: jaysterhttp://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/are-more-troy-police-needed-at-route-378/1172/#comment-2546
Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:04:29 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/?p=1172#comment-2546Thankfully I don’t use that entrance into Troy very often. If I’m not mistaken, the speed limit on the bridge is 55 mph and it abruptly changes to 30 mph at the Troy city line. That’s a drop of 25 mph with no warning and little discernible change in the road condition. Those responsible for signing much share the blame with inexperienced or inadequate drivers.
]]>By: W-Manhttp://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/are-more-troy-police-needed-at-route-378/1172/#comment-2545
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:51:57 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/?p=1172#comment-2545Daniel (post 8)…not sure what 65 mph highway you are talking about. 787 is 55 mph (and 787 is, itself, a race track in the morning).
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Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:58:25 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/?p=1172#comment-2544The I-90 connector is dead. This state cannot afford to maintain the roads and bridges we have now. The Fed is broke so don’t expect them to foot the bill. The Menands Bridge (and road configuration) should have been replaced years ago, and there are no plans at all to do it. The Patroon Island Bridge is going to fall into the river any day, and that’s when the state will move to replace that. Then traffic will double on the Menands Bridge and it will be a disaster. Anytime you want to know how to NOT run an organization, just look at DOT. There should be a new bridge built south of the old one and follow the power lines right up to the South Road of HVCC. Straight shot. Probably won’t have to take even one house down.
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Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:09:16 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/?p=1172#comment-2543As someone who lives very close to the area discussed. I can tell you that the Troy Police are there every weekday morning and afternoon issuing tickets. I don’t think the police could do anymore than they are already doing in that area.

The problem.. as discussed above.. is the design. You come off of a 65 mph highway and 55 mph semi highway (378) and you have college traffic stopped at the light and backed up to the bridge. It makes for a dicey transition from the highway to Morrison Ave. In addition you have 20,000 plus students at HVCC each semester.. you would think there would be adequate access to the college…instead you have chaos..

This is what happens when poor road design and even poorer driver skill/attention is combined.

Add to that the fact that 80% of drivers have no clue how to control their 2-ton death-sleds in an emergency (or even normal) situation.

It is scary out there with these people. I see people who feel the need to brake for meandering bends on local highways. Seriously ???

The level of driver ability is abhorent at best in this country. Not much cops can do…

]]>By: Jessica Rhttp://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/are-more-troy-police-needed-at-route-378/1172/#comment-2541
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:35:27 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/gettingthere/?p=1172#comment-2541I drive over this bridge every day between 7:45 and 8:15 and never see cops sitting there. It is definitely needed though, as I see accidents at least once a week. I myself have been in an accident due to an impatient lane change.
How do I contact someone at the state DoT to suggest additional signs. There definitely needs to be a blinking speed limit sign over the bridge.
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